Middlesbrough took the lead shortly after the kick-off.
In the 6th minute of the game, Middlesbrough took advantage of Leeds United's unsteady footing in the away game and launched an attack from the right.
Middlesbrough's own youth training player, right midfielder Morrison, cooperated with defensive midfielder Rosenback to steal the ball from Pederson. Morrison took the ball and advanced directly along the right.
The Middlesbrough fans at the scene had already begun to get excited and kept cheering for the home team.
It was in the cheers and cheers of the fans that Morrison burst out with strong energy. He used his body to push away the young Danny Rose, causing Rose to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
Morrison was now unguarded on the right. In order to prevent him from taking a leisurely kick, Granqvist gave up on Yakub, who was supposed to be defending, and pounced on Morrison.
Morrison passed the ball to the center just when Granqvist was about to put it in place.
There Albuchesson is competing with Viduka for position.
After some physical confrontation, Viduka used his strong body to squeeze away Albchesson and successfully head the ball.
It's just that he didn't choose to hit the goal directly with this ball. Instead, he tipped the ball to Yakub on the side.
With no one around him, Yakub pushed the shot into the lower right corner of the goal.
Fortunately, Schmeichel blocked the first blow with his hands.
"Huh ~" All the home fans felt sorry that this shot did not score.
"Aha~" But immediately they started to be surprised again.
Because after the ball was blocked by Schmeichel for the first time, it rolled to Viduka's feet.
When George Lee saw this scene off the court, he was about to stand up, but as soon as he made a move, Kidd grabbed him and made him sit back in his seat.
Viduka easily pushed the ball into the empty net.
1 to 0.
After scoring the goal, Viduka ran towards the Leeds United bench provocatively and kept shouting at the Leeds United bench.
"coward!"
George Li almost couldn't swallow this breath again and wanted to stand up and cause trouble to Viduka.
"Sit down." Kidd pulled George Lee back to his seat. "You want to be like this, with all substitutes and a change of coach. Why are you excited here now?"
"I just can't swallow this breath. Anyone can enter, but Viduka cannot be allowed in."
"You have made people look embarrassed so many times, why don't they take revenge on you?" Kidd began to persuade him.
"No, let Eddie think of a way later and give that kid some color."
"OK."
After saying that, Kidd was about to get up and say hello to Eddie Howe.
"Forget it, let Eddie figure it out. Don't put any more pressure on him."
George Lee called Kidd back again and signaled to give Eddie Howe some free space.
Since it is all handed over to Eddie Howe, then we must trust him.
Little did he know that Eddie Howe was also very anxious now. He was scored by his opponent in the opening game and he had no way out now.
"Danny, it's okay. Be bold next time."
Eddie Howe first encouraged Rose, who had just been knocked to the ground. The young Leeds United player kept his head hanging down when he passed by him, looking very depressed.
Hao didn't say much else. The game has just begun, and my team's offense has not yet started. There is no need to emphasize anything. But the loss of the ball just now needs to be discussed separately.
"Don't stick to the ball, go too fast..."
He clapped his hands as he spoke.
Seeing Eddie Howe's reaction after losing the ball, Lee George, Kidd and others started chatting.
The main discussion is about Eddie Howe's ability, such as how strict he is in leading the training team players, and whether he has any novel ideas during tactical meetings.
In fact, George Li had no objection to losing in this game. He just focused on training, training as a coach and training as a substitute. It was just that Viduka scored a goal that made him very unhappy. Now that it has passed, he feels much better.
But if Viduka scores another one later, George Li may be angry again.
About 20 minutes into the first half, Leeds United had gradually adapted to the rhythm of the game and slowly implemented some of the things Eddie Howe had arranged before the game.
In the 21st minute of the game, Charlotte Black on the right side of Leeds United blocked Downing in advance, who wanted to break through.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Joey Barton helped Rose defend, knocked down Morrison, and received a yellow card.
In the 30th minute of the game, Pedersen received a cross pass from Lennon on the right and shot a long shot directly in front of the penalty area. The ball was cleared by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzett.
Then Pederson's corner kick was won by Albucheson at the front point, but it hit the side net.
And Eddie Howe on the sidelines has become more and more like a head coach.
The whole person seemed to be glued to the sideline, and was reminded by the fourth official many times before returning to his own area.
In the last 20 minutes of the 30 minutes, Eddie Howe has been assigning tasks to the team. One moment he had to restrict Tangning on the wing, and the next moment he had to strengthen his defense against Viduka.
"How about giving him the bottle of water?"
George Lee said something to John Sheridan beside him, and Sheridan immediately brought a bottle of water to Eddie Howe.
George Lee also discovered that Sheridan is more suitable to be an assistant coach, while Eddie Howe will leave Leeds United sooner or later to become an excellent head coach for other teams.
After Hao got the mineral water, he thanked Sheridan and then opened the water.
After shouting for nearly half an hour, I was indeed thirsty.
As soon as he put the bottle to his mouth, he noticed a change on the field.
Lee Bowyer received a pass from Button, and when he had no chance to get rid of the defense, he chose to pass the ball to Sigurdsson beside him.
The still very young "Iceland Sniper" looked directly at the team's left wing and made a long pass.
Andy Gray was there to catch the ball.
This is the subtle tactical difference between Howe and Lee George. Lee George generally does not let the center pull too far to the side, while Eddie Howe lets Andy Gray come to the wing to get the ball.
In this way, Middlesbrough's two central defenders calmly took up their positions in the penalty area, waiting to defend.
Pogatz and Andrew Davies stood in front of goalkeeper Schwarzer to prevent other Leeds United attackers from entering the penalty area.
But this time they miscalculated.
After Leeds United's center pulled wide, no one inserted into the penalty area, but came to the front of the penalty area.
Pedersen, Bowyer, Sigurdsson, and even the two full-backs Charlotte and Rose also came to the rib position to create threats.
As a result, Middlesbrough's defense was somewhat short-handed in front of the penalty area.
The ball was passed to the penalty area by Gray. Rosenbach, a Brazilian, had no physical advantage at all in front of a group of Nordic and British strong men.
The ball was headed to Bowyer by Sigurdsson.
After Bowyer got the ball at the top of the arc, Middlesbrough's two central defenders could no longer sit still and stepped forward to block it.
This creates opportunities for other Leeds United players to enter the penalty area.
It's just that no one thought about this person who came forward.
Charlotte Black, Charlotte, who usually behaves quite mature and steady, unexpectedly entered the penalty area from the ribs. Because Middlesbrough's left-back Taylor's attention is on Lennon.
Charlotte received Bowyer's through ball in the penalty area and volleyed into the far corner.
There was no reaction, and Schwarzer watched the football go into the net.
1 to 1.
Charlotte spread her hands and slowly turned around to meet the deafening boos from the Middlesbrough fans.
"Shh~"
He raised his head, closed his eyes, and signaled that the boos would come more violently.
It’s time for George Li’s soon-to-be brother-in-law to show off again.
